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Trade union rights are human rights 6 July 2017 UK: teachers need support to tackle pupils’ mental health issues
Teacher unions in the UK have emphasised the need for staff to be supported by qualified healthcare professionals in order to best address mental health issues in students.
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 June 2017 Botswana: 66th country to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration
Education International welcomes the move by Botswana to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration, a commitment to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities during times of war.
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Trade union rights are human rights 12 June 2017 Education unions work to ensure a child’s place is in school, not at work
This year’s World Day Against Child Labour has focused efforts on the fallout of conflicts and disasters, and how they are catalysts for pushing millions of children into labour or into the hands of traffickers.
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Trade union rights are human rights 29 May 2017 Romania: 65th country to endorse Safe Schools Declaration
Education International welcomes the move by Romania to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration, a commitment to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities during times of war.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 May 2017 Italy: increasing numbers of refugee children choose a perilous journey in search of a better future
A new Education International study reveals the immense challenge facing Italian authorities and education personnel to help the thousands of unaccompanied minors safely integrate into society after reaching European shores.
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Trade union rights are human rights 12 May 2017 UK: MPs call halt to high-stakes primary testing
Teacher unionists have welcomed a new report by the UK Commons Education Select Committee on Primary Assessment, highlighting the need to reform high-stakes tests in primary school.
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Union growth 11 May 2017 Denmark: 64th country to endorse Safe Schools Declaration
Education International welcomes the move by Denmark to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration, a commitment to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities during times of war.
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Equity and inclusion 10 May 2017 Arab countries’ teacher union leaders commit to defend human rights and quality public education
The newly elected leadership of the Committee of Education International's Arab Countries Cross-Regional Structure has vowed to protect human and trade union rights and promote quality public education for all in the region.
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Union growth 8 May 2017 Nigeria: Relief about release of 82 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram
Education International has warmly welcomed the release of 82 schoolgirls from a group of 276 abducted three years ago by Islamist militants of the Boko Haram group in north-eastern Nigeria.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 3 May 2017 Putting teachers at the heart of education systems the focus in Rotterdam
The message on day one of the Unite for Quality Education and Leadership Conference was clear, with educators looking at making sure that teachers themselves are the architects of the profession and of education systems.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 April 2017 UK: Urgent need to address negative impacts of teaching on teachers
Education unions in the UK have reasserted the need to support overworked teachers, helping them to reach an adequate balance between their professional and personal lives.
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Trade union rights are human rights 11 April 2017 USA: Educators mourn victims of yet another shooting in a school
The education community in the United States has expressed its grief at yet another shooting in a school in their country.
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Trade union rights are human rights 3 April 2017 Armenia and Malta, 60th and 61st countries to endorse Safe Schools Declaration
Education International has welcomed the move by Armenia and Malta to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration, committing itself to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities during times of war.
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Trade union rights are human rights 5 March 2017 UK: increasing professional pressure greatly affects teacher wellbeing and mental health
Nearly half of teachers who responded to a poll led in Scotland on teacher wellbeing said their mental health was poor, fueling fears that growing numbers are struggling to cope with the profession’s changing demands.
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 February 2017 France and Canada: 58th and 59th countries to endorse Safe Schools Declaration
Education International has welcomed the move by France and Canada to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration, committing themselves to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities during times of war.
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Trade union rights are human rights 27 January 2017 Global movement to eradicate violence and bullying in schools
Education unions made significant contributions during discussions at the International Symposium on School Violence and Bullying on the roles and abilities of teachers to combat the issue.
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Trade union rights are human rights 15 December 2016 Caribbean teachers expose failing school infrastructure
Education unions reveal that the neglect of school building maintenance, inadequate sanitary facilities, mould infested classrooms, crumbling asbestos rooftops, and unprotected power lines are creating serious health and safety hazards in Caribbean schools.
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Trade union rights are human rights 29 November 2016 UK: Educators highlight need to tackle sexual harassment and violence in schools
Education unions in the UK have strongly reasserted the need to bring an end to sexual bullying and harassment and refocus efforts to train teachers on sexual harassment and violence awareness.
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